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Cape Coral, Florida, United States

● Obtained all necessary licenses and bonds to legally operate as an NVOCC and Freight Forwarder, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.● Negotiated contracts with major ocean carriers, securing partnerships with Maersk, CMA-CGM, Hapag Lloyd, MSC, COSCO, and OOCL, resulting in enhanced shipping alliances and cost savings.● Optimized logistical operations by negotiating contracts with strategically situated warehouses near major ports on the East and West Coasts, as well as the Southeast and Gulf Coast● Recruited and mentored Independent Sales Executives, strengthening the sales team, and driving increased revenue generation.● Generated $600k in first-year sales revenue, achieving an average monthly sale of approximately $50k, showcasing consistent and robust sales performance.

Redford, Michigan, United States

● Led cross-functional team to optimize warehouse and manufacturing operations, resulting in a 50% decrease in defects and a $2 million increase in annual revenue within 12 months.● Managed Import and Export freight operations, servicing over 50 countries worldwide and ensuring seamless logistics across diverse regions.● Implemented innovative financing options, reducing annual financing costs by 15% through proactive debt management.● Directed marketing efforts and sales teams, driving a 100% annual revenue surge from $2 million to $4 million within a year.

Fort Myers, Florida Area

● Led financial analysis and contract design for $1M annual capital investment, resulting in $3M recurring annual revenue.

Cape Coral, Fl

● Taekwondo Guardians is a 501c3 Non-Profit organization established to support Taekwondo athletes on their journey to Olympic Gold.

Fort Myers, Fl

● Led cross-functional teams in Finance, Operations, Human Resources, and Sales, resulting in the development of new financial strategies that eliminated company debt and achieved self-funding, replacing invoice factoring and asset-based lending.● Established and enforced financial processes aligned with GAAP standards, bringing previously non-compliant company operations into adherence with financial controls.● Formulated cost analysis and risk assessment procedures for sourcing new materials and developing products from global markets, driving a consistent 10% annual growth in the company's net profit margin.● Directed cash flow management, monthly closings, pro-forma compilation, and final annual corporate finance reporting, and devised forecasting models that fueled a 250% revenue expansion from $2 Million to $7 Million in 3 years.

Naples, Florida Area

● Directed warehouse and logistics operations for two plants, improving process flow and layout to achieve a 30% efficiency gain. Supervised union and non-union employees and oversaw all A/R and A/P activities.● Enhanced plant workflows, resulting in a 35% efficiency improvement and a 52% defect reduction. Successfully recycled and reused components, capturing 75% of the material's original value and minimizing obsolete inventory.● Directed a cross-functional team in the redesign of packaging methods, reducing damage from 20% to 2%. Attained a 40% efficiency enhancement, leading to annual savings of $14 million.

Fort Myers, Florida Area

● Oversaw P&L responsibilities for a rental scaffolding branch and scaffolding erection teams, managing a sales team, stock yard, private fleet, and field erection teams, leading to a 20% improvement in profit margins through strategic cost management and operational efficiencies.

Naples, Florida Area

● Directed the seamless consolidation of operational and financial plans, overseeing international and domestic freight, private fleet, DC, Depot operations, and in-store merchandising for the merger of two $1Billion Companies.● Led merger and acquisition strategic planning and consolidation of all domestic and international logistics operations, resulting in a $10 Million annual reduction in logistics operating costs for a $2 Billion enterprise.● Directed operations for 9 regional distribution centers and 40 local depots, facilitating just in time delivery of over 80,000 packages of weekly and monthly publications to stores.● Directed in-store magazine merchandising services for over 20,000 retail accounts, resulting in sales of nearly $2 billion of magazines and books throughout the US with 3,700 merchandisers.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

● Managed domestic freight, private fleet, and distribution operations, implementing logistics analysis and planning strategies.● Oversaw the successful testing, selection, and deployment of a new $5 Million Logistics Management program with a cross-functional team, leading to documented savings of over $10 Million in fleet costs in the first year solely from improved stop routing and backhaul opportunities.● Oversaw the negotiation and management of all freight contracts for third-party transportation, while developing and managing a private fleet with 350 trucks and 400 trailers● Managed the redesign of a private fleet with 'For Hire' authority, turning it into a profit and loss entity from a cost center, achieving first year revenues of over $13 Million.

Fort Myers, Florida Area

● Led several Six Sigma projects to obtain certification through General Electric, while servicing 25 General Electric Clients, resulting in a 20% reduction in operational defects and a 10% increase in process efficiency.